Appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of October 2, 2025

On Bill S-209, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material

October 2, 2025

Briefing package for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as witness before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (LCJC) on October 2, 2025 on the Bill S-209, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material.

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Table of Contents

1. Statement
2. Consolidated Issue Sheets
3. Bill S-209
4. Redline Comparison of S-209 and S-210
5. Joint Statement on a Common International Approach to Age Assurance
6. Privacy and Age Assurance – Exploratory Consultation
7. Consultation on Age Assurance – What We Heard
8. Children’s Privacy Code – Exploratory Consultation
9. Ensuring the Right to Privacy and Transparency in the Digital Identity Ecosystem in Canada: Resolution of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Privacy Commissioners and Ombuds with responsibility for privacy oversight
10. Committee Membership